Definition of yohimbe
: a tropical African tree (Pausinystalia yohimbe synonym Corynanthe yohimbe) of the madder family whose bark yields yohimbine
also
: a preparation of the bark that is used especially as an aphrodisiac
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The first known use of yohimbe was in 1897
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